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   -=> Richard Falken wrote to Andrew Alt <=-   
      
    RF>   Re: Slackware 15.0   
    RF>   By: Andrew Alt to Dan Clough on Wed Oct 14 2020 12:13 am   
      
    > -=> Dan Clough wrote to All <=-   
    >   
    >  DC> Hello all,   
    >   
    >  DC> Anybody else use Slackware...?  Are you as tired as I am of   
    >  DC> waiting for a new release?  It's starting to get ridiculous.   
    >   
    >  DC> Yeah, I know I could switch to something else, but I don't want   
    >  DC> to.  Just wish he'd hurry things up a bit, it's been over 4 years   
    >  DC> now.  Arrrgggghhhhhh.   
    >   
    > Good question. The way I remember recent history is that Slackware used to h   
    > a   
    > release cycle/goal of every 6 months. Then Patrick and his wife had their fi   
    >   
    > child.   
    >   
    > I don't know if that's the reason for the slow-down, but from what little I   
    > know   
    > of raising children, they can definitely gum up the works! ;)   
    >   
    > I switched to Debian a few years ago. I still love Slackware (it was my firs   
    > distro) and peek at the current changelog once in a while though. I wish   
    > Patrick   
    > and his family the best.   
    >   
    >   
    >   
    > --   
    > -Andy   
    >   
    >   
    > ... Beep. Invalid Input. I take only cash.   
    > -+- MultiMail/Linux v0.52   
      
    RF> I am also getting burnt by the wait.   
      
    RF> I don't mind using old software, but sometimes you need to use new   
    RF> software, and I am having to migrate some Slackwares to something else   
    RF> because Slackware 14.2 is getting too old.   
      
    RF> The problem is I know no other reliable Linux I'd like to run.   
      
    RF> I could probably install Void and establıish a weekly upgrade schedule   
    RF> for "frontline" programs (browsers, email clients) and a anual schedule   
    RF> for the core (glibcs, binutils, kernels), but thing is, when I booted   
    RF> the live installer for a test, I was greeted by a session manager   
    RF> error, which gives a very lame first impression.   
      
    RF> Also I don't like rolling releases for serious stuff.   
      
    RF> Devuan is quite ok. I am not a fan of apt distributions though. I guess   
    RF> it is the one I will end up installing where I cannot fit a BSD though.   
      
   I get it. It's tough to find a distro I really like. I'm not sure what I'd do   
   if   
   Debian wasn't around.   
      
   Probably freak out and panic. ;) I'd be found motionless with a note taped to   
   me,   
   "A panic occurred".   
      
   --   
   -Andy   
      
      
   ... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message.   
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